National Federation of Red Cross and Crescent Societies

National Federation of Red Cross and Crescent Societies By: Milo Miller 1 B English 10 Ms. Heare 5 -14 -12

The History • • • Founded In 1919 Paris World War 1 Europe prisoners and combatants of war Volunteers Henry Davison- American Red Cross War Committee International Medical Conference birthed League of Red Cross Societies Renamed November 1991 First objective to improve health in all countries Britain, Italy, France, Japan, United States Currently 186 Henry Daunt, 1863, committee for Relief of wounded, Later Red Cross

The Problem • Natural Disasters - any force of nature that has catastrophic consequences, such as avalanche, earthquake, flood, forestfire hurricane, lightning, tornado, tsunami, and volcanoes, etc. • Homes • Lives • Family Members • Cites • Money

The Solution • Supplies- Food, water, sanitation • Medical Care- First aid and emergency response, Epidemic Control, Health promotion and prevention Programs • Shelter- Lost or severely damaged homes, Helps Migrants • Volunteering and Youth- Cross generational dialog, Religious and cultural differences http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=y. Df. GWF 80 FUg • Comfort

Summary • Multiple Saved • Millions Of Volunteers • Support • Thoughts after research • Future Events

Works Cited • Chenke. Dreamtime. 2010. The Red Cross Society. Web. 13 May 2012. • International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent Societies. IRC, n. p. Web. 30 April 2012 • Ravaioli, Angela. Dreamtime. 10 April 2012. Red Cross. Web. 13 May 2012 • Somwat, Chatchal. Dreamtime. 2011. Thailand. Bags of Red Cross. Web. 12 May 2012 • Somwat, Chatchal. Dreamtime. 2011. Thailand. Volunteers to help line up the bag, Web. 13 May 2012 • • International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent Societies. IRC, n. p. Web. 30 April 2012